Water, sanitation and hygiene education in schools – WASH in Schools – provides safe drinking water, improves sanitation facilities and promotes lifelong health. WASH in Schools enhances the well-being of children and their families, and paves the way for new generations of healthy children.
f...rom Schools offers a snapshot of WASH in Schools experiences across the globe. These stories have been gathered through a retrospective search of UNICEF’s global and country office websites. They represent a myriad of activities undertaken by UNICEF and partners in 2010 and 2011.
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NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LEPROSY PROGRAMME
The Road Map outlines various strategies which will guide policy makers, development partners, training institutions and service providers in supporting Government efforts towards the attainment of MDGs related to maternal and neonatal health.
The 2011-2012 National Annual Report on HIV program presents the progress in implementing the strategies and activities articulated in the National Strategic Plan on HIV and AIDS 2009-2012, commonly referred to as the HIV NSP.
The publication describes techniques of narrative therapy discussed in a workshop series for Jiyan Foundation staff members by David Denborough (Dulwich Center Foundation). The publication also includes contributions from local staff reporting on self-assertion and survival strategies of Kurdish fam...ilies
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BMC International Health and Human Rights 2012, 12 :12
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/12/12
Core Knowledge for Emergency Preparedness and Response
Q 3: Is brief, structured psychological treatment in non-specialist health care settings better (more effective than/as safe as) than treatment as usual in people with depressive episode/disorder?
Q14. SCOPING QUESTION: In adults with psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia), what is the comparative effectiveness and safety of second-generation antipsychotic medications?
Q1: In individuals with psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia), are antipsychotic drugs safe and effective?
Q6: In individuals with psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia) who require long term antipsychotic treatment, are anticholinergic medications more effective in preventing or reducing extrapyramidal side-effects and/or improving treatment adherence than placebo/treatment as usual?
Q4: Should community based rehabilitation be offered to children with intellectual disabilities?
Developmental disorders
Chapter C.5